Sustaining Your 2SLGBTQ+ Advocacy Beyond Pride Month
With Pride well underway and nearing an end, it is important to focus on continuing and maintaining 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy work.
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The Reality of Masking: Understanding the Neurodivergent Perspective
Wanda is the openly autistic founder and principal of Liberty Co, a consultancy which supports neurodiverse population participation in the workforce.
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Why Celebrating Pride in the Workplace is Important: Lunaria Blog
For folks on the LGBTQ2SIA spectrum, June is an important month. June marks what is commonly considered the beginning of the Gay Pride Movement in North America.
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It’s not Diversity Fatigue, It’s Inequity Fatigue
“Diversity Fatigue” is not an issue with diversity or DEI work. It is an issue with being able to achieve inequity; it is an “Inequity Fatigue”.
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Ramadan at Work 2021
Ramadan 2020 for working individuals will present unique challenges. We put together a guide for supporting Muslim employees and colleagues this year.
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Lunaria Learns
We partnered with OK2BME to curate Lunaria Education Units on gender and sexuality. Access the free units for a preview of how we help DEI grow.
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Creating a Supportive Workplace: understanding invisible disabilities
We sat down with Hailey Hectchman from Causeway to learn about creating supportive workplaces for people with invisible disabilities.
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International Women’s Day 2021
Author: Laura Morrison International Women’s Day is a time for both celebration and reflection. After a year filled with uncertainty,...
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4 Ways to fight anti-Blackness at Work
Improving the experiences of black employees is difficult and demands intentional work from allies. Take action today at your work.
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Black Professionals you should Follow
A growing list of engaged Black professionals across North America you should follow and reach out to for speaking opportunities.
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Black History Month in 2021: Black Voices
We asked Black professionals in Canada and America one question: what does Black History Month in 2021 mean to you? Read their responses.
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HR trends in 2021: Influencer Insights
2021 has hit the ground running. Don't fear, Lunaria's 2021 HR trends are here! Gain strategic foresight from HR influencer insights + Lunaria experts.
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It’s time to Ditch Culture Fit for Culture Add
Culture fit is a common term used in recruiting that enables affinity bias. Ditch culture fit for culture add and hire talent that helps you grow.
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Taking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into 2021
A new year can mean new opportunities for workplace culture. Leverage the season and its sentiments to shore up support for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Holidays, Inclusion and the Workplace. Celebrate Belonging
December brings a slew of holiday events and celebrations. Celebrating inclusively doesn't mean avoiding a celebration but focusing on belonging all year.
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#12Days4Good Community Spotlights
We're thrilled to be 1 of 12 participants in this years #12Days4Good Campaign by Kindred Credit Union. Our deed? Shedding light on community do gooders!
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The 6 Pillars every Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy Needs
Developing the right DEI strategy for your team is a complex and nuanced process, but there are 6 pillars that should be a part of any DEI plan. Start here.
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Let Your Audience In With Inclusive Marketing
What is inclusive marketing and how you can adopt it to better connect and converse with diverse audiences to grow your business.
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Professional Affinity Groups in North America
Professional Affinity Groups are professionals organizing around a common identity. Engage with them as part of your commitment to DEI to support employees.
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Valuing Accessibility in the New Work Age: calling for change not convenience
We chat with disability advocate Hillary Scanlon about accessibility in the new work age and explore opportunity for meaningful change towards inclusion.
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5 Ways to Support Employee Mental Health in Challenging Times
How are you, a manager, supervisor, or employer, caring for your employees through this time? Here are five ways you can foster a supportive workplace.
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Acts of Allyship
Acts of Allyship is an ongoing project spotlighting allyship practices from individuals we encounter in our work, as told through their words.
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So you think you can Change (manage)?
The word of the year is "change". We sat down with change expert Krista Schaber-Chan to discuss how employers can foster a culture of change resilience.
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Including Interns
Explore the experience of interns at work as proffered by contributing writer Rabia coupled with action items to intentionally be inclusive of interns and other short-term staff.
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Domestic Violence in the Workplace
Domestic violence is workplace violence. Being prepared to handle domestic violence in the workplace is an important aspect of risk management.
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Equitable Hiring Practices
There are six key organizational practices that enable an equitable candidate experience.
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Intersections in Pride: An interview with Celia Sandhya Daniels
As a trans women of color, Celia has battled stigma & discrimination. She speaks passionately about the challenges confronted by LGBTQ+ folks at work.
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Juneteenth: Honoring Black history at work
Juneteenth marks the second independence day in the United States and a commitment to DEI demands its recognition at work. Here's how to engage in 2020.
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Looking to fight anti-Blackness? Take action at work
Improving the experiences of black employees is difficult and demands intentional work from allies. Take action today at your work.
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Women in Leadership in the Workplace
Research shows reaching gender parity provides a number of organizational benefits for companies, and allows women to thrive in the workplace.
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Digital by Default: 5 Considerations for the New Workplace
Equity needs to be at the forefront of all decision-making by leadership when transitioning to remote work to realize this new era of working digitally.
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Why you should keep DEI on the to-do-list. Start today.
Diversity & inclusion initiatives play a role in organizational resilience and recovery. Companies should keep D&I on their to-do-lists in 2020
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Social Connections at Work: How to encourage social inclusion for happier teams.
Social connections has proven to increase employee engagement and decrease stress. Use our tips to encourage social inclusion in remote work and beyond.
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Working from Home: Tips from our team, to yours
We collected some insights from our team members around remote work success and are excited to share them with you.
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Lunaria Learns: Supporting Neurodiverse Employees
We interviewed Will Wheeler the founder of The Dyslexic Evolution. Learn about Will's journey with dyslexia and how to support neurodiverse employees.
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A lack of reflection could be limiting your actions
When we explore & accept the complexities in our own identity, we can learn how to connect with and value the different perspectives and journeys of others.
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Selam Debs: Black History Month and Inclusive Workspaces
Black History Month is finally upon us. For many of us BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color), this is a...
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Lunaria Learns: Quit & Stay
January 24th is recognized as International Day of Education. At Lunaria, we love to learn and share our learnings with...
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Best practices for inclusive holiday cards.
Holiday traditions in North America are numerous and varied. Kwanzaa, Hanukah and Christmas are of the few holidays celebrated in...
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Engage donors this season with a holiday wish list
30% of all charitable giving occurs in December. Encourage donors with a holiday wish list using Lunaria's free template!
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Threading DEI Through HR
Great D&I starts from the top-down. Threading D&I through HR is now easier than ever.
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Why people are not responding to your survey.
Low response rates, or no responses, is an issue facing many surveyors. High response rates are important to get value...
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How to use language to improve employee belonging.
The language we use is a powerful tool to improve employee belonging. The average person speaks 13,500 words daily. If...
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Meet with belonging: a practical tip sheet
Meetings are opportunities to create a sense of belonging and encourage wider company inclusion. We are sharing practical tips used at Lunaria for inclusive meetings.
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The ROI of DEI
Being a great company means having a diverse workforce. Diversity as we now know equates to higher revenues and greater profits for companies that focus on their diversity and inclusion practices.
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Legislation impacting your DEI decisions.
This blog and all articles by Lunaria are meant to shed light on important legislation that might impact workplace DEI,...
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Our new name: Lunaria
In Summer of 2017, SheLeads started as a small idea that hoped to make big changes. Over the past 2...
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What can you do with DEI data?
I personally love initiatives like L’oreal’s Naya Aghaaz program and Accenture’s leading parental leave policies. They are so impactful, and...
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The World You Can’t See: Data from a Gendered Perspective
In a world where data underlies every decision, numbers talk. Our world is built on the questions of who, what and how many.
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Is Innovation Inclusive?
Our founder Cassie joined other entrepreneurs and innovation ecosystem leaders in Ottawa for the Ontario Inclusive Innovation (i2) Action Strategy Conference.
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The Value in Evaluation
In our article Why Evaluate, we turned to some of the organizations we work with to understand the why behind their data collection. In this article, we are unpacking evaluation more to help you estimate the return you get from your investment in evaluation.
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Why evaluate?
Evaluation is difficult. There is overall pressure to do well as an organization, desire to keep the people you serve happy, and the need to understand how it all works. We asked our organizations to define the motivation behind their evaluation and chose 5 answers to share with you.
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